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THE IGNORANT PRINCE #Inspirational Moral Stories
Once, in
ancient India, a mighty ruler called the best of teachers to teach his
not very
bright son. After some years, the prince proved that he had learnt all
that
they had tried to teach him. But a wise old man said: ‘The prince has
learnt a
lot about the past; a wise man should also know about the future.’
A
fortune teller now came to teach the prince. Later, the wise old man tested
the
prince. Showing something to the king and his courtiers in his hand, he
closed
his fist and asked the prince to guess what was inside. Thinking hard,
he
replied: ‘It is a round, hard, white object, with a hole. It’s a grindstone.’
Everyone
laughed aloud. The description was right, but it was a tiny pearl!
The wise
old man then told the prince that true wisdom does not mean
knowing
everything, but putting to best use whatever knowledge one has.
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